girl's name

Sheley

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 37

Sheley is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1974 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1968, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1965.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Sheley over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1974, not a full ten years.

21
'60 '70
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Births named Sheley by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 11
1970s (to 1974) 21

How popular is Sheley?

In 1974, Sheley was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sheley is used

France #7,220 5 in 2010
United States #10,093 5 in 1974

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sheley

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sheley also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sheley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sheley

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sheley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sheley

How popular is the name Sheley?

In 1974, Sheley was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Sheley a girl's or a boy's name?

Sheley is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sheley?

Sheley has 2 syllables.

When was Sheley most popular?

Sheley peaked in 1968, when 6 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.